Title :
Analysis of Rounding Methods in Floating-Point Arithmetic
Author :
Kuck, David J ; Parker, Douglass S., Jr. ; Sameh, Ahmed H.
Author_Institution :
Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois
fDate :
7/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The error properties of floating-point arithmetic using various rounding methods (including ROM rounding, a new scheme) are analyzed. Guard digits are explained, and the rounding schemes´ effectiveness are evaluated and compared.
Keywords :
Floating-point arithmetic, guard digits, ROM rounding, rounding methods.; Computer errors; Computer science; Costs; Digital arithmetic; Floating-point arithmetic; Hardware; Jamming; Programmable logic arrays; Read only memory; Timing; Floating-point arithmetic, guard digits, ROM rounding, rounding methods.;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1977.1674897
